- Ananda Shovajatra: DMP issues guideline for participators
- Gold price hits record high of Tk1.63 lakh per bhori
- Dr Yunus calls for moving reform activities forward quickly
- Trump exempts smartphones, computers from new tariffs
- Hridoy handed one-match ban, Ebadot fined for misconduct in heated Abahani-Mohammedan clash
- Romania to arrange alternative mechanism to issue visas to Bangladeshis
- 'Hilsa needs global promotion; no artificial breeding yet'
- Farakka Long March Day to be observed May 16
- Hobart Hurricanes show interest in Rishad Hossain for GSL
- US military launches new strikes in Yemen
- Two dengue patients die in 24 hrs
- Pagla Masjid donations cross record Tk 9 crore mark
- Adviser Mahfuj Alam meets Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister
- Garment sector resumes regular production after Eid: BGMEA
- Indirect nuke talks between US and Iran begin in Oman
- ‘Aerospace cooperation would be win-win for Bangladesh, Turkey’
- ‘March for Gaza’ in Dhaka demands end to Israeli offensive in Palestine
- Tamim Iqbal makes 1st public appearance after heart attack
- Mamata rejects Waqf law, urges calm in violence-hit Murshidabad
- 17 wild animals rescued in Sherpur
Five killed, 33 injured in devastating Faridpur bus crash
In a tragic turn of events, five people, including two women, were killed and 33 others injured when a bus veered off the road and crashed into an electric pole before overturning in the Bakhunda area of Sadar Upazila of Faridpur district on Tuesday. The accident occurred around 11 am when a bus...
Factories flattened under unprecedented pressure
With Eid approaching, business owners find themselves under immense financial pressure, struggling to balance wages and bonuses amid declining economic conditions. Factory owners, particularly in the garment industry, are finding it increasingly difficult to manage wage payments for February and...
One judge handles 1,500 cases
Over 150,000 cases of women and child abuse are currently pending across country, putting immense pressure on the legal system. Judges are burdened with handling an average of 1,500 cases each, while also managing thousands of additional cases in the Childrens Court and the Human Trafficking...
Bangladeshi expat shot dead in South Africa
A Bangladeshi businessman was shot dead by armed robbers in South Africa on Thursday night (Bangladesh time). The incident took place around 9pm in Vepener, a town in South Africas Free State Province. The victim was identified as Kamrul Islam, 33, son of the late Abdul Mannan Miah of Ozi...
Robberies in jewellery stores: Bajus demands urgent security measures
In recent months, the incidents of theft, robbery, snatching and direct attacks on jewellery businesses and killings have surged across the country, prompting Bangladesh Jewellers Association (Bajus) to seek urgent security measures, reports UNB. In light of these growing concerns, jewellery...
From 7.24% to 11.89%: Businesses alarmed by sharp rise in loan rates
Over the past two years, the average interest rate on loans in the country has surged by nearly 5 percentage points, raising serious concerns among entrepreneurs and business owners. The rising cost of borrowing is significantly impacting business expansion and investment decisions, with many...
12 dead, dozens hurt as a bus overturned in South Africa
A bus overturned on a highway Tuesday and passengers were thrown out of it, killing at least 12 people and injuring 45 in the South African city of Johannesburg, emergency services said. Emergency crews were trying to lift the bus back onto its wheels to see if any more victims were trapped...
Instability hinders business, Eid sales expected to decline
Due to overall instability in the country, business activities have not picked up pace. Seven months after the fascist Sheikh Hasinas regime fell, the law and order situation has not normalized, and the political climate is still unstable. The country is grappling with an economic crisis, and...
HC issues 9 directives for online business platforms
The High Court (HC) on Monday issued nine directives for online business platforms to conduct their operations in the country, reports BSS. A High Court division bench of Justice Mostafa Zaman Islam and Justice SM Masud Hossain Dolon passed the order, disposing of a rule issued over the...
All 20 passengers survive Barishal moving bus fire
A fire broke out in a moving bus of Green Line Transport, carrying 20 passengers, on the Dhaka-Barishal Highway. No one was injured in the incident. The incident occurred around 10:30 am on Thursday near the South Bamrail bus stand, said Bipul Hossain, the station officer of the Gournadi Fire...
Businesses overwhelmed by alarming challenges
Businesses in the country have not seen stability for a long period. Setting up new industries has become even more challenging due to rising loan interest rates, liquidity shortages in banks, high dollar prices, and disruptions in the consistent supply of gas and electricity. Moreover, load...
World’s lighthouse Prof Yunus
Even before Prof Muhammad Yunus became the chief adviser to the interim government, he became famous across the globe as a Nobel laureate Bangladeshi. He is the only global celebrity born in Bangladesh. The greatest quality of the multifaceted genius who is still full of youthful vigor is that he...
Worries and concerns mount for industrialists
Industrialists in the country have remained concerned even seven months after the fall of the fascist government following a massive uprising. Throughout the last few years, the high dollar exchange rate against the local currency has driven up the cost of raw material imports while industrial...
DCCI, Dubai Chambers ink MoU to boost bilateral trade
In a bid to expand bilateral trade and investment, the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce Industry (DCCI) and Dubai Chambers have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The MoU was formalised during the Dubai-Bangladesh Business Briefing, held at the Dubai Chambers Auditorium on Wednesday. The MoU...
18 killed in Thailand bus accident
A bus crashed and killed 18 people in Thailand on Wednesday after the brakes apparently failed as it went down a hill. The vehicle was one of three double-decker buses carrying local government officials on a field trip when it veered off the road in Prachin Buri province, east of the capital...
School bus convoy on study trip robbed in Tangail
A gang of robbers looted cash and mobile phones from teachers and students traveling on four school buses during an educational trip on the Ghatail-Sagardighi road in Tangails Ghatail upazila, at a spot known as Lakshoner Badha. Rakibul Islam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Ghatail Police Station,...
Govt relaunches Dhaka Nagar Paribahan
The government has relaunched Dhaka Nagar Paribahan on Tuesday, aiming to bring discipline to the road and transport sector. Senior secretary of the Road Transport and Highways Division, Ehsanul Hoque, inaugurated the service at a programme in the Asad Gate area. The specialised bus service...
Australia fines Telegram $640,000 for delay in answering child abuse, terrorism questions
Australias eSafety Commission has fined Telegram nearly $640,000 for delaying its response to inquiries regarding its efforts to combat child abuse material and extremist content on its platform. The penalty, announced on Monday, follows Telegrams failure to meet the deadline set by the Australian...
US imposes sanctions on drivers of violence in Congo
On Thursday, the United States imposed sanctions on two individuals and two entities linked to violence and human rights abuses in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The sanctions target Rwandas Minister of State for Regional Integration, James Kabarebe, as well as the M23 group...
Most Japanese companies see Trump as bad for business: Reuters survey
Almost nine out of 10 Japanese companies expect U.S. President Donald Trumps policies to negatively affect business, a Reuters survey showed on Thursday, the clearest sign yet of mounting worry in the United States top foreign direct investor. The results of the survey show how the prospect of...
Security forces, AL men abused female protesters during July uprising: UN
State security forces and armed Awami League (AL) supporters had abused girls and women sexually during the July Uprising to deter their participation in the movement, according to a recent report of the United Nations (UN) rights office. Physical assaults on female protesters often targeted...
New default loan policy to jeopardise businesses
Bangladeshs defaulted loans are expected to exceed Tk 5 lakh crore, surpassing 30 per cent of total disbursed loans, if new regulations take effect in March. Businesspeople are urging the authorities to defer the implementation of the new default regulations by at least a year. According to the...
10 dead, 19 injured in bus-car collision in India
At least 10 people lost their lives and 19 others sustained injuries when a car carrying Maha Kumbh devotees from Chhattisgarh collided with a bus on the Prayagraj-Mirzapur highway in Uttar Pradesh of India around midnight on Friday. According to DCP Yamunanagar Vivek Chandra Yadav, the victims...
Businesses grappling with multiple challenges
Efforts to restore business confidence and revitalise trade and investment remain incomplete, even after six months of the interim government. Industry insiders said that they are grappling with multiple challenges including LC delays, currency fluctuations, high loan interest rates, VAT-related...
Around 50 migrants found in mass graves in Libya’s desert
Libyan authorities have uncovered nearly 50 bodies in two mass graves in the countrys southeastern desert, officials said Sunday, highlighting the deadly risks faced by migrants attempting to reach Europe. The first grave, containing 19 bodies, was discovered Friday at a farm in Kufra, the citys...
Bangladesh, Egypt agree to establish business forum
Bangladesh and Egypt have agreed to establish a business forum for enhancing trade and commerce ties by facilitating greater private-sector engagement between the two countries. This was decided during the second bilateral Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) between Bangladesh and Egypt held at...
Unauthorised vehicles fuel Dhaka’s transport chaos
Dhakas public transport sector has long been in disorder. However, a new concern has emerged with the increasing presence of battery-run rickshaws and easy bikes on major roads. Since August 5, the number of these three-wheelers has surged, in addition to the already existing paddle rickshaws....
Dhaka streets usher in a new era with 2,610 pink buses
A counter-based bus service was launched in Dhaka on Thursday morning, rolling out a new system for public transportation. Initially, 2,610 pink-coloured buses from 21 companies will operate on various routes along the Gazipur-Dhaka routes. Speaking at the inaugural event on Thursday morning,...